How to Correct Mistakes in Adobe Premiere Pro

People make mistakes. Luckily in Premiere Pro they are easy to undo. If you change your mind or commit an error, there are several ways to revise your work. Keep in mind you can undo only those actions that alter the video in the program.

  1. Step 1

    To undo the most recent change, go to Edit, and then Undo. You can sequentially undo up to 100 changes within the project, assuming you have not closed and re-opened the project.

  2. Step 2

    You can also jump to a specific state of the project since the project was opened, by selecting an item in the History panel.

  3. Step 3

    Undo all recent changes made since the last time you saved the project by going to “File,” and then “Revert.”

  4. Step 4

    If you must undo changes that were made before the last time you saved a project, open a previous version of your project from your Auto-Save folder. Then go to “File” and “Save As.” Store the project in a location outside of the Auto-Save folder.

  5. Step 5

    To stop a change that Adobe Premiere Pro is processing (any time you see a progress bar), press the “Esc” key.

  6. Step 6

    To close a dialog box without applying changes, click “Cancel.”

  7. Step 7

    To reset any applied effect back to its default value, click the “Reset” button for that effect from within the Effect Controls panel.